Not an important match in the scheme of well, anything, so it's probably useful to get such an ineffective performance out of the way at this stage.

Mkhitaryan and Ramsey have most likely condemned themselves to the b-team after that.

Sporting offered nothing and we we were completely in control for once, but Ramsey, Smith Rowe, Iwobi and Mkhitaryan just did almost everything wrong in the final third so as to completely nullify any threat.

Annoying performance rather than an overly worrying one.

Holding and Guendouzi probably the best two players on the night.

Also, worst ref ever. Since Taylor, Dean and Atkinson last refereed a game, anyway.

Oh, and get well soon Welbz.